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SECOND Semester Daily Lessons - UNITS 7, 8, 9, & 10
The lessons below are in the order they are taught in the course:
Unit SEVEN: Age of European Exploration & East Asian Isolation
(circa 1400-1700)

Lesson 83: PreColumbian Native American Societies (Before European Exploration)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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The Americas to 1500:
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Describe the diverse characteristics of early American cultures in the Americas by comparing and contrasting major aspects of their civilizations/societies (esp. North American Native Americans (Iroquois, Anasazi), the Maya and Aztec of Mesoamerica and the Inca of South America)
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Begin to explore the impact/effects of European “exploration”/colonization on the Americas (esp. development of Latin America)

Lesson 85: The Age of European Exploration (Introduction & Focus on Causes)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Identify and explain major causes and effects of European overseas expansion beginning in the 1400s – circa 1700 (i.e. explain origins of the European Age of Exploration)
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Analyze major political, religious, cultural, and economic changes in Europe in regards to their role in the origins and development of the Age of Exploration
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Identify some major Characteristics of East Asian societies during the European Age of Exploration
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China: Explain major reasons for the continuity of Chinese society under the Ming and Qing Dynasties (esp. in regards to European Age of Exploration)
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Japan: Identify major characteristics of Japan during the European Age of Exploration (esp. policies of Tokugawa Shogunate)
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Identify and explain major effects of European conquest/expansion during the Age of Exploration:
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Emerging Global system (global economy/trade, etc.), Impact on European Society, Spread of Christianity to the Americas, The Columbian Exchange, Trans-African and Trans-Atlantic Slave System, Impact on South Asia, Impact on Latin America
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Lesson 86: Effects of the Age of Exploration (Columbian Exchange & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Identify and explain major effects of European conquest/expansion during the Age of Exploration:
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The Colombian Exchange
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Emerging Global system (global economy/trade, etc.)
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Trans-African and Trans-Atlantic Slave System
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Impact on Latin America
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Unit EIGHT: New Muslim Empires - The Ottomans, Safavids, and Moguls
(circa 1300-1700)

Lesson 90: New Muslim Empires - THE OTTOMAN TURKISH EMPIRE
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Describe the development of the Ottoman Empire (identify major political religious, economic and cultural transformations in the Ottoman Empire)
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Identify and explain impact/effects of Ottoman rule (in Southwest Asia and Europe)
Unit NINE: EUROPE THROUGH THE 18th CENTURY - Absolute Monarchs, the Scientific Revolution, and the Age of Enlightenment
(circa 1500-1800)

Lesson 95: Absolute Monarchs of Europe (Spain & France)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Define absolute monarchies/absolutism and identify places in Europe which developed absolute monarchies between circa 1500-1800.
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Explain the impact/effect of absolutism (on society, politics, culture, global dynamics, etc.) – PREVIEW: set stage for understanding why people eventually rebelled against absolutism! (Spoiler alert:USA and France!)

Lesson 96: Absolute Monarchs Clash & ABSOLUTE MONARCHS OF RUSSIA
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Analyze the impact/effect of absolutism (on society, politics, culture, global dynamics, international relationships, etc.) – focus on conflicts between European lands ruled by absolute monarchs
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Identify and explain the impact/effects of Peter the Great of Russia’s rule (both on Russia and its relationship with the rest of Europe)

Lesson 98: The Scientific Revolution
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Define and describe the Scientific Revolution (identify and discuss major developments/achievements of the Scientific Revolution)
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Analyze causes and effects of the Scientific Revolution in Europe and its colonies (focus on socio-cultural and political effects) – also identify ways in which the Scientific Revolution is affecting your life today!

Lesson 99: Today's Science Rock Stars (Legacies of the Scientific Revolution)
Supplemental Activities:
1) Watch "Cosmos" - 13 Episodes hosted by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
2) Watch "The Theory of Everything" - hollywood movie on Dr. Stephen Hawking's Life
3) Read and/or watch "Contact" based on book by Dr. Carl Sagan

Lesson 100: The Enlightenment (circa 1500 - 1789)
Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets:
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Identify and describe the Enlightenment/Age of Reason (explain core values developed during this period)
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Analyze major causes and effects of the Enlightenment/Age of Reason
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Analyze & categorize which Enlightenment values most affect your life today!

Lesson 101: Unit 9 Test Review
What's this item about? What makes it interesting? Write a catchy description to grab your audience's attention...
Unit TEN: AGE OF REVOLUTIONS
(Early Modern Europe & its Colonies)
(circa 1789-1900)
